Diao’ao Pills，From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.，For cases where a bone or foreign object is lodged in the throat, preventing swallowing or speaking, and the condition is urgent.
Diao’ao Pills
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Formulas Name : Diao’ao Pills
Chinese Name : 钓鳌丸
Drug Formulation
Root of Clematis chinensis, in any amount.
Source
From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.
Processing
Soak in strong vinegar for 2 days, sun-dry, grind into a powder, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using vinegar paste.
Benefits
For cases where a bone or foreign object is lodged in the throat, preventing swallowing or speaking, and the condition is urgent.
Instructions for Use
Take 1–2 pills at a time, washed down with half tea and half hot water. If the patient feels the urge to vomit, mix half a spoonful of a powder made from granulated sugar and copper carbonate, add 1–2 drops of oil, and take it mixed with tea; this will induce vomiting of the foreign object. If the medicinal effect is delayed, have the patient place both hands on the ground, then use a basin of clear water and stir it vigorously with a goose feather to induce vomiting.
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Diao’ao Pills,For cases where a bone or foreign object is lodged in the throat, preventing swallowing or speaking, and the condition is urgent.